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Don't want to get attacked from the sky on your wedding day? Best not get married in Australia during spring then. That's magpie mating season, and these birds are vicious.
Photographer Karen Parr has been snapping nuptials and newlyweds for nine years, but has never had the fauna at a photoshoot attack her subjects, until recently.
SEE ALSO: Interactive 'magpie map' arms you against scourge of the skies
Newly minted as husband and wife, Phil and Sara Maria took the 30 minute drive with Parr and her assistant to a spot near Armidale that Parr knew would make a spectacular backdrop for their photos.read more

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